Railway-tie.



W. E. MUNSLOWf RAILWAY TIE.

APPLICATION FILED IEB.l7, 1914.

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RAILWAY TIE.

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WILLIAM EARL MUNSLOW, 0F STEUBENVILLE, OHIO.

RAILWAY-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 1, 1914.

Application filed February 17, 1914.. Serial No. 819,250.

To all whom, it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM E. Muns- LOW, a citizen of the United States, residing at Steubenville, in the county of J efierson and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Railway-Ties, of. which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in metallic railway ties, and means for securing therails to the ties, and resides in the construction, combination and arrangespecification and falling within the scope of the appended claims. g

In the drawing: Figure 1 1s a top plan view illustrating rails constructed in accord-' ance with the present invention and supporting ties thereon, Fig. 2 is an enlarged.

central longitudinal sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a detall sectional member arranged upon the tie before the arms of the same are bentinto engagement withthe rail, Fig. 4 is aview' illustrating the mannerfor sustaining the said U-shaped member while the arms thereof are bent upon the base flanges-of the rails, Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional View on the line 5 -5 of Fig. 1, Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of one of the rail securing members, Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view of a modified form of the tie, Fig. 8 is a central longitudinal sectional view through a still further modified form of the tie, Fig. 9 is a transverse sectional view taken centrally through described, and Fig. 11 is a detail perspective View of a still further modified form.

)In the showing of the drawings I have illustrated a tie constructed of metallic tubes, each being indicated by the numeral 1. The tubes have, what I will term, their upper faces adjacent their ends, bent downwardly to provide fiat bearing surfaces or pockets 2 upon which the rails rest. The pockets are provided with a plurality of spaced openings, being arranged upon the flat faces of the pockets at the opposite sides of the base flange of the rail, the inner walls of the said openings being preferably flush with the said longitudinal edges of the base flanges of the rails, the openings being indicated by the numerals 3.

The numerals 4 designate the securing members for the rails. These members are round, rectangular or square in cross section and comprise a pair of parallel arms 5 and a central bowed connectin member 6. The bowed portion 6 of each of the members 4 is formed of suitable spring material, and the arms 5 thereof are malleable, so that the same will not break when bent over the edges of the rails and upon the upper faces of the base flanges thereof, as will now be described. Thearms 5 of the members 4 are arranged within the openings 3 so that the said arms will engage with the opposite longitudinal edges of the rails, and thereafter a jack or other blocking device, indicated by the numeral 7, is inserted through the said end of the tube, so that "the bowed end of each of the members 4 is brought into tight contact with the lower flat face of the pocket 2. The projecting side members or arms 5 are then contacte by a hammer and bent tightly over the edge and the upper faces of the base flanges of the rails. When the member 7 is removed the spring 6 will exert a tension to force the bent arms tightly into engagement with the railsand so secure the bent portions of the arms tightly against the rails. I

In Fig. 7 I have illustrated a tie which may be found efficient in use for supporting a switch, the same including around body A but which has an upper flat surface B upon which both the main rails and the switch rails may bejarranged, the fiat surface B being provided with suitable openings to receive the securing members for the main rails.

In Figs. 8, 9 and 10 I have illustrated a tubular tie C which is provided, adjacent its opposite ends, with a depressed flat face D upon which the base flanges of the rails are received, the said surface being of a width corresponding with the width of the base flange, so that the same will contact with the side walls 'thus provided, I

each of the said flat surfaces with a central, preferably semispherical, depression E which reinforces the said portions D and does not interfere with the resting of the rails thereon.

In F ig. 10 I have illustrated a hollow tie of a different peripheral formation from those previously disclosed, the said tie being ehxagonal shaped and being indicated by the character F. One of the flat faces of the tie F is provided with depressed portions G adjacent its ends which form flat pockets to receive the rails.

It will, of course, be understood that the tubular ties I afford a sufficient resiliency to prevent the breakage thereof by the rolling stock passing over the rails which they support, and also that the rails themselves will be afforded the desired amount of resiliency to prevent their breakage. By constructing the ties of tubes the roadbed may be easily packed around the same, and also a portion of the roadbed may enter the opposite sides of the tie to prevent the lateral movement of the said tie. Again, it is to be understood that the tie is not necessarily restricted to a tubular forma-. tion, as other forms of hollow members ma be used if desired.

Iii-Fig. 11 I have illustrated a hollow metallic tie T of a rectangular formation which has its top plate provided with spaced elongated slots for the reception of the arms 5 of the securng members 4;.

In the drawings I have illustrated several forms of ties, but it is to be understood that I am not to be restricted to onl such forms, as my fastening means may e employed with efficiency upon various. other forms or constructions of ties,- and may therefore be considered as falling within the scope of my invention.

' From the above description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the simplicity of the device as well as the her arranged wit ing a flat depressed portion forming a seat for a rail, the seat having openings arranged to the opposite sides of the rails, rail securing elements for the openings, said elements each comprising spaced arms which extend through the openings "and which are constructed of malleable metal, and an outwardl bowed connecting memiiin the interior of the tie, the ends of the arms adapted to be bent over'the edges and base portion of the rail and the bowed connecting member adapted toexert a tension upon the said bent por tions. 1

2. A hollow metal tie having spaced openings arranged in pairs, and a rail adapted to be seated upon the tie between the pairs of openings therein, of a securing member for connecting the rail with the tie, said member including a lower bowed portion havin parallel angular arms extending therefi'om, the said arms adapted to be inserted through two of the openings at each of the opposite sides of the rail, and adapted to be bent over the longitudinal'edges of the rail and to straighten the bow-sha ed connecting member against the under face of the tie to ermit of a constant tension being exerted between the connecting mem-' her of the arms and the bent'portions of the arms which engage Wit the rail. v

In testimony whereof Ii aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM EARL MUN SLOW.

Witnesses:

BERNICE CAMPBELL, D. M. GRUBER.

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